CORPUS CHRISTI - A monthlong project to repair and replace overpasses on South Padre Island Drive and the Crosstown Expressway are set to begin next week, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

One lane always will remain open on each roadway during the work, officials said. Work will be done Sunday through Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

At 9 p.m. Tuesday crews will close the right lane and shoulder of eastbound South Padre Island Drive over Ayers Street. The closure will allow crews to remove and replace bridge joint material on the road surface that has deteriorated. The right lane and shoulder will reopen by 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Once crews complete work on the eastbound lanes, work will shift to the westbound lanes. When that is done, work will begin on the southbound lanes of the Crosstown Expressway overpass at Gollihar Road, followed by the final phase, the corresponding northbound lanes.

Officials said if the weather cooperates, the project should be done in about four weeks.